- Wood floors complement almost any furniture, accessory or style. A wide range of species, sizes, colors, finishes and patterns offer limitless design possibilities.
- For the price of a high quality carpet installation, a well maintained hardwood floor can easily last longer than 30 years. Carpets are replaced on average every 8-10 years.
- Wood floors are easy to clean. Simple sweeping and vacuuming along with routine maintenance with a proper hardwood floor cleaner is all that should be required. Protecting your hard wood floors with area rugs and other floor protectors is also recommended.
- Wood floors are ideal for people with pets, allergies, asthma or other respiratory problems. Dust particles, pollen and dust mites stay on the surface where they can be wiped up.
How do I clean and maintain wood floors?
To maintain your wood floors, sweep regularly with a soft bristle broom and vacuum with a soft floor attachment. Also, clean your floors periodically with a professional wood floor cleaning product. We recommend and sell the Bona® Swedish Formula® Hardwood Floor Cleaner.
To maintain
your wood floors, sweep regularly with a soft bristle broom and vacuum with a soft floor attachment. Also, clean your floors periodically with a professional wood floor cleaning product. We recommend and sell the Bona® Swedish Formula® Hardwood Floor Cleaner.
This water-based, environmentally responsible cleaner is specifically formulated to clean all polyurethane finished
wood floors or factory pre-finished no-wax floors. The MicroPlus™ system
includes everything you need for easy and safe cleaning of your polyurethane-finished hardwood floors:
Natural - The rich look of a natural hardwood floor adds warmth and charm, gives a sense of permanence, stability to any room in the home. Even in a small house, wood floors give a house a well-crafted appearance.
Today's hardwood flooring comes in a wide variety of wood species. Besides the popular North American hardwoods like oak, there is also a variety of exotic hardwood species, such as bamboo. Exotic hardwoods offer unique and unusual visual character and give homeowners the chance to better express their personal decorating tastes with a more unique wood appearance.
With proper care, hardwood floors can last a lifetime.
Engineered - Engineered wood flooring is composed of 3 to 5 layers of wood glued together in a cross-grain configuration. this makes engineered wood flooring very resistant to expansion and contraction from temperature or humidity changes and moisture.
Engineered wood floors are generally factory pre-finished with a UV-cured polyurethane or aluminum oxide finish. They are stable and dent-resistant and can be installed over wooden sub-floors or concrete slabs. Engineered floors are available in varying widths can also be installed in any room in the home, whether on-grade, below-grade or above-grade.
What is Bamboo flooring?
Bamboo is actually
a grass that is harvested from managed plantations. Bamboo flooring comes as
pre-finished engineered boards that have an exotic striped grain. It can be ordered in a variety of light to dark wood tones.
Bamboo floors have a warm, natural look. They can be used in homes of any age and style. They are suitable for
almost any room in the house, especially living rooms, dining rooms, family rooms, bedrooms, hallways and stairs.
Bamboo floors are easy to maintain by vacuuming or sweeping frequently and occasionally mopping them with clear water.
More Questions?
For answers to more of your wood flooring questions, click here and you will be connected to the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) consumer information website.
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